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Flint funeral home goes quiet after judge orders release of Councilman Mays’s body
A hearse rolled up to the Flint funeral home to pick up the body, but no one was there
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Michigan, News, Eric Mays, Flint City Council, Flint, Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays, Sheldon Neeley, lawsuit, health insurance
Son of late Flint Councilman Mays alleges ‘cruel act of retaliation’ in lawsuit against city
Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays alleges the vengeful city is withholding his father’s insurance information
Legal battle halts funeral plans for late Flint Councilman Eric Mays
The lawsuit alleges a funeral home is holding Mays’s body ‘hostage’
Tags: Michigan, News, Flint, Flint City Council, Eric Mays, funeral, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Genesee County Circuit Court, lawsuit, Lento Law Group
Body of late Flint Councilman Eric Mays is being held ‘hostage’ by funeral home, lawsuit alleges
Mays’s four siblings are also accused of conspiring to profit from the popular official’s death
Outspoken Flint Councilman and TikTok sensation Eric Mays dies
The 65-year-old is known for his outbursts and passionate support of residents during the Flint water crisis
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Flint Water Crisis, Obituary, Eric Mays, Flint, Flint City Council, TikTok, Sam Riddle, politics, obit
Flint mayor Neeley warns Democrats of Black voter exodus
Polls show an increasing number of Black voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Sheldon Neeley, Flint, Sam Riddle, National Action Network, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party, President Biden, Donald Trump, election, politics
Election committee gives green light to recall of Highland Park mayor over skyrocketing water bills
‘Her days as mayor are numbered,’ activist Robert Davis says of Mayor Glenda McDonald
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Highland Park, recall, election, politics, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis, Great Lakes Water authority, utility bills, water
U.S. Rep. Kildee won’t run for reelection, leaving an opening for Republicans
The Flint Democrat said his cancer scare earlier this year made him change his priorities
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Flint, Genesee County, Dan Kildee, U.S. House, Congress, politics, election, Democrats, Michigan
Wayne County warns of contaminated waterways following powerful storms
Rivers and lakes could be contaminated with partially treated sewage and stormwater
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Nature, River Rouge, Wayne County, state of emergency, public health advisory, rivers, water, thunderstorm, Warren Evans
Michigan still allows emergency takeovers of local governments. Is it finally time to reconsider this drastic measure?
Under emergency management, Flint faced problems that turned catastrophic while Detroit charted a new course. That mixed record and stark racial disparities have prompted calls for change.
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
Tags: Michigan News, News, Emergency management, Detroit, Flint, ProPublica, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Lansing
Highland Park’s financial hardships are focus of town hall meeting
Residents are on edge as the city faces the prospect of bankruptcy
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Highland Park, town hall, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, O.N.E. Highland Park Community Organization, marijuana, budget, water, Great Lakes Water Authority
Flint mayor used emergency alert system to promote his Easter egg hunt
Alert Flint is intended to warn residents about active shooters, natural disasters, missing children, and other emergencies
Tags: Michigan News, News, Flint, Sheldon Neeley, Cynthia Neeley, CodeRED, emergency alert, Easter
Judge approves $600 million settlement over Flint water crisis
It’s the largest settlement in Michigan history
Tags: Michigan News, News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint, Flint water crisis, Michigan, Dana Nessel, lawsuits, lead, Michigan Attorney General, Genesee County, Genesee County Circuit Court
Author Kelsey Ronan explores the complexities of grief in ‘Drown the House’
It’s part of a new anthology of metro Detroit writers from Room Project called ‘Room Object’
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Artist of the Week, Kelsey Ronan, artist of the week, Room Project, Room Object, metro Detroit literary community, Flint
Yes, a Flint councilwoman called residents ‘janky’ — but not all residents
Councilwoman Ladel Lewis says she was only referring to nonvoters, but others are still offended
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Flint, Flint City Council, TikTok, Viral Video, Facebook, Ladel Lewis
Report urges water-affordability strategy to help low-income Michiganders
The inflation-adjusted average cost of water across Michigan has increased by 188% since 1980 and up to 320% in individual cities
By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Tags: Michigan News, News, water, Great Lakes
Justice Department sent monitors to five Michigan cities, including Detroit, for Election Day
The decision comes amid growing concerns over voter intimidation and potential disruptions at polling locations
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Justice Department, Civil Rights Division, voting rights, politics, election, Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Grand Rapids, Sougthfield
Flint water prosecutors try to resurrect charges against former officials
After a judge dismissed charges against those linked to the scandal, prosecutors aim to appeal
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint, Flint Water Crisis, Rick Snyder, Dana Nessel, Michigan Supreme Court, grand jury, appeal, Michigan Attorney General
New Detroit homeowner hit with $5,200 bill for water she didn’t use
Under state law, new homeowners are responsible for the previous owner’s delinquent water bills, DWSD spokesman says
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Water bill, water
Jackson, Miss., water crisis has parallels with Flint and Benton Harbor, Michigan leaders and activists say
‘This is racism — environmental racism at its finest’
By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water crisis, water, environment, environmental racism, Jackson, Mississippi, Benton Harbor
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Michigan communities are raking in benefits of legalized weed
Detroit’s City Winery music venue aims for 2025 opening
By Lee DeVito